Chapter 90: Iron Wire
"Ready!"
On the right flank of the Song army, Wu Feng shouted loudly, and his face turned red.
100 9-pound guns, 100 7-pound guns, 100 rifled guns, and 100 short-barreled guns, a total of 400 guns, were aimed at the position in front of the right flank position.
One by one, the cartridges were pushed into the barrel, the solid iron balls were loaded into them, and the short-barreled guns were stuffed with cartridges and flowering shells, and then the cartridges were pierced by steel drills, and the gunpowder was sprinkled into the gun door.
"Generals, Tatar cavalrymen, all wear silk robes. The silk robe is made of raw silk and is finely woven, and it is difficult for crossbow arrows to penetrate the silk robe, and the lethality is not great! β
The words of Gao Guoshou, the artillery commander, made Wu Feng nod slightly.
"Crossbow arrows can't shoot through, so let them taste artillery!"
Kill and wound the Mongol cavalry as much as possible, so that their formation is confused, and create a good opportunity for the Song cavalry to charge into battle.
The Mongol cavalry broke out of formation, and the black and vast were boundless. The Mongol heavy cavalry was in front, the light cavalry was behind, and the horses were slowly urging, like a tidal wave.
"About forty percent of the Mongol army was heavy cavalry. The heavy cavalry was fully armoured, and their weapons were mostly spears, with short scimitars or maces, which were hung around their waists or placed in the saddle. The remaining sixty percent of the light cavalry did not wear armor except for helmets. The Mongol army still has the same old tactics, but the armor seems to be much better than before. β
Lu Wenhuan looked at the Mongolian cavalry in the distance, the sky was full of moving horses' heads, and his palms were sweating.
In the battle of Hanzhong, just more than 20,000 Mongolian iron cavalry almost collapsed the 40,000 soldiers of the Song army's front. Now more Mongolian cavalry is fighting, and the equipment is more elite, which really makes people sweat.
"General, do you want to speed up now?"
Lu Wenhuan was young, and he couldn't withstand the oppression brought by the impact of ten thousand horses, and he panicked in his heart.
"Don't rush, wait for the artillery to start before rushing."
Wang Shixin shook his head, he was full of confidence in his own cavalry.
In other words, if there was no artillery, only cavalry hedging, he would really be a little weak-minded.
In the large array of the Song army, Wang Jian raised the clairvoyant mirror and looked at the right flank position, and the Mongolian cavalry was all over the mountains, like a rushing tide and huge waves.
"Lao Yu, this rush, I don't know how many brothers will be lost?"
Wang Jian beside Yu Jue looked gloomy, and his face was gloomy as if it was going to rain.
Even if the artillery can kill and injure the Mongol cavalry, the cavalry position is too far away from the artillery position of the Chinese army, and the artillery of the infantry on the right flank alone may not be lethal enough.
"Lao Wang, the Tatar cavalry chose the tactics of 10,000 cavalry charging instead of adding fuel in view of the lessons of the first battle in Hanzhong. It's a pity that our army also has 30,000 cavalry, and the Tatar cavalry is not superior. β
Yu Jue's words made Wang Jian suddenly realize and nodded heavily.
In the first battle of Hanzhong, Torre relied on the impact ability of the Mongol iron cavalry, and chose the tactic of adding fuel again and again, but finally fell short.
The cavalry of 60,000 people hedged, and this time they rushed into battle, but they were evenly matched, and they were hard to beat, which made people's blood flow.
"Alas......"
Wang Jian shook his head slightly, and couldn't bear to look directly at the tragic scene of the rushing battle.
"Lao Wang, you said that after this Northern Expedition, how many Mongolian iron cavalry will be left?"
Yu Jue's leisurely words made Wang Jian stunned for a long time, and he suddenly felt lost.
Yu Jue's meaning, he also understood that this Northern Expedition would definitely have many casualties.
"Don't worry! Now it's up to the right-wing artillery and cavalry brothers! β
Yu Jue's face was gloomy, and he said categorically.
"Lao Wang, you go to the right flank position to supervise the battle, and the Tatar cavalry will definitely go around to the east. Then kill their majesty! β
There was artillery of the Song army on the right flank, and it was not so easy for the Mongol cavalry to rush into battle.
Iron hooves trampled the ground, the ground trembled, and the endless Mongol cavalry moved forward, and the heads of horses were crowded, and there was a sea of men and horses.
"Kill Song Dog!"
Among the ten thousand horses, Xiao Naitai struck his horse forward, he held a snowy saber, and shouted hoarsely.
Only by defeating the cavalry of the Song army could it be possible to drive out the rout army and disperse the Song army's large array.
"Kill Song Dog!"
Thousands of troops and horses galloped in, the land east of the river trembled, and the smoke and dust rolled, covering the field, as if the end was coming. The Mongol cavalry shouted wildly, and they urged their horses forward, and the sabers in their hands were shining, and the smoke and dust were billowing out, like countless angry and violent beasts, hideous and terrifying.
"General, two miles!"
Looking at the hoarseness of his hand, Wu Feng no longer hesitated and shouted.
"Fire!"
The red flag in the hand of the flag officer waved down, the right flank of the Song army was in a large array, and clouds of smoke erupted, and the earth shook violently, overpowering the rumbling sound of ten thousand horsemen galloping in an instant, and there seemed to be bursts of muffled thunder in the sky, endlessly.
The sound of artillery was deafening, first 100 short-barreled guns opened fire together, and in the terrible scream, huge flowering shells roared into the air, drawing an arc, and slowly flew into the galloping Mongolian cavalry formation.
The flowering bomb fell to the ground, the violent explosion sound came and went, the smoke and dust flew in the Mongolian cavalry array, the iron beads and iron pieces flew all over the sky, a piece of Mongolian cavalry was shot off the horse, or killed or wounded, a large number of people and horses screamed and screamed, each flowering bomb exploded, can cause more than ten Mongolian cavalry to be killed and wounded, people turned over on their backs, and the flesh and blood were blurred. Just 100 flowering shells in the first round caused casualties among nearly 1,000 Mongolian knights.
100 9-pound guns followed suit, and 100 9-pound solid iron balls filled the air, splitting their heads and covering their faces, and continued to smash into the surging Mongolian cavalry formation. The iron ball bounced and leaped on the hard ground, rampage, and everywhere it went, there were dense fractures and screams, war horses tumbling and screaming, and iron balls flying, wantonly reaping life.
The sound of artillery continued, the smoke billowed out, and the Mongolian cavalry that entered the range of one mile collided with tens of thousands of dense shotguns, and the people turned over on their backs, and the bloody arrows on the men and horses were shot, and there was a bloody wind and rain, and the men and horses fell endlessly.
Yu Jue looked at the sky to the right, and 100 9-pound rifled cannons rose into the air, they drew an arc, and fell far into the rear of the Mongolian cavalry, devastating, a piece of Mongolian cavalry turned on their backs, countless Mongolian cavalry were smashed off their horses, and the air was full of flying human and horse limbs and pieces of meat. The frightened horses fled in all directions, and the Mongolian cavalry was in a commotion.
Followed by 7 catties of artillery and 5 catties of artillery, 400 guns and 4 kinds of artillery were fired non-stop, the sound of artillery was endless, and the sky was full of galloping iron pellets and iron ball shells, and thick smoke was billowing out, filling the sky over the right flank position of the Song army.
Silk medicine bag, plus the Song army gunners are well-trained and skilled, two miles to one mile, the artillery can be fired four to five times, the cannon sound is continuous, flowering bullets, solid iron balls, shotguns, from the head of the Mongolian cavalry formation, to the end of the Mongolian cavalry formation, almost all over the Mongolian cavalry formation. The 30,000 Mongol cavalry had not yet joined the Song army's cavalry formation, and at least three or four percent of them had lost.
The Song army's artillery was so fierce that the Mongol cavalry accelerated outward, forming a large arc and continuing to march towards the Song army's cavalry formation.
"Puffy Puff!"
In the right flank position of the Song army, the earth-shattering sound of artillery suddenly sounded, 100 9-pound rifled guns opened fire at the same time, a large stream of smoke erupted, and 100 solid iron balls roared into the air, passing over the head of the Song army's cavalry formation, and smashed into the galloping Mongolian cavalry formation.
"Go on! Don't stop! β
Wang Jian shouted loudly, and the gunners who arrived in a hurry ignored it, and the artillery fired five rounds in one breath before stopping.
9 catties of rifled guns, the firing range can reach more than 5 miles, 100 9 catties of solid iron balls smashed out, and the Mongolian cavalry formation that came like a tide was much more sparse.
Then, after a short period of heat dissipation, the 100 7-kilogram guns and 100 short-barreled guns on the right flank position of the Song army opened fire again, and 100 flowering shells and 100 solid iron balls fell into the air, and once again exploded and smashed open in the Mongolian cavalry formation.
Xiao Naitai's scalp was numb, but he could only urge the horse forward.
Before the charge, the MΓΆngke cavalry had already lost about half. Charging with the Song army again, the enemy is outnumbered, is there still a chance to win?
Finally, the sound of artillery stopped, and the galloping Song army cavalry formation and the Mongolian army cavalry formation that rushed out of the artillery fire finally collided together in the rain of arrows.
People turn over on their backs, shouting and killing sound shocking the sky, both sides are dead and wounded in an instant, the sound of arrows is endless, the thunder of the earth is one after another, the two sides sacrifice their lives to kill, and soon rush through the battle, the wounded who scream all over the ground, the countless war horses that scream, the arrows are all over the place, the knives and guns are scattered, and the blood and human organs in one place.
After a tragic charge, the Song army lost four or five thousand horsemen, and the Mongolian army rode in less than 10,000 horsemen.
Seeing that more than 1,000 Mongolian cavalry after charging into the formation, riding straight to the artillery position on the right flank of the Song army, Wang Jian shouted loudly.
"Grenadier!"
More than 100 grenadiers of the Song Army ran out and smashed out like a thunderstorm of smoke.
Subconsciously, the Mongolian cavalry urged the war horses, wanting to quickly approach the Song army's array.
"All of them!"
The thunderous explosions continued, the pillars of smoke billowed out, and the blood and flesh of the Mongolian cavalry in front of them flew everywhere. The Song grenadiers threw out three rounds, and none of the Mongol cavalry could get close to the Song army's large array.
The sound of artillery in the field was earth-shattering, the sound of fire guns was continuous, and the explosion of earth-shattering thunder was thrilling, Han Chijin looked at the bloody battle scene outside the city, and felt like he had a nightmare.
"Song Jun's earth-shattering thunder, there is no need to ...... Ignition! β
A Mongolian general participated in the first battle of Hanzhong in the Song Realm, and said in surprise.
"It seems like just a pull and it starts smoking!"
Another general was shocked and picked up the topic.
Han Chijin's eyes widened, and sure enough, the Song Army grenadiers just pulled the line, and then threw out the earth-shattering thunder, continuously.
Among the Mongolian army, whether it was Ta Cha'er in the cavalry formation outside the city, or Han Chijin and others watching the battle on the city wall, all of them changed their faces.
Such a ferocious artillery bombardment, such a brutal earth-shattering thunder bombardment, the wilderness was full of corpses of Mongolian cavalry, eyes full of wounded screaming and wriggling in a pool of blood, and the wounded horses screamed helplessly on the ground......
"Puffy Puff!"
Another earth-shattering burst of artillery rang out. The artillery of the Song army's right flank position was fired one after another. The cannonballs rained down like hail on the newly assembled Mongolian cavalry formation.
In the Mongolian cavalry array, a piece of Mongolian cavalry fell off their horses, and in a hurry, the Mongolian cavalry had no way to retreat, and hurriedly attacked the Song cavalry assembled on the opposite side.
The two sides charged again, and it was another tragic battle, both of which lost thousands of cavalry, and there were dead and wounded cavalry everywhere, compared to the more lost in the Mongolian cavalry formation. The Mongol cavalry did not make a third charge, but chose to retreat to the left flank of their own formation.
Seeing that their faces were full of panic, the riding formation shrank violently, and there were only about three or four thousand horsemen left.
Under the fierce artillery fire of the Song army, the Mongolian cavalry formation was crippled after only two charges.
On the city wall of Taiyuan, Han Chijin, Meng Ge and others were stunned, and many people had not recovered for a while.
This rush, more than 20,000 Mongolian iron horsemen, just gone?
The cavalry of the Song army pursued, wanting to take advantage of the victory to pursue, the Han army on the east mountain threw the stone throwing crossbow car together, because the distance was too far, the Song army lost dozens of horses, and had to retreat to the main formation.
Under the Song Army, Yu Jue looked in the direction of Dongshan and frowned.
"Lao Yu, if you want to break the Tatar infantry formation, Dongshan is always a threat. If Dongshan is not captured, even if the Tatar infantry formation is broken, the siege can only be attacked from the south, and the losses are huge. β
Wang Jian looked at Dongshan, his face was also gloomy.
"If the East Mountain is broken, the artillery can be erected to threaten Taiyuan City, and the city wall can be broken from the northwest corner. Dongshan is 30 miles long from north to south, as long as we capture the old man's ridge in front of us and break through Taiyuan City, it will be just around the corner. β
Zhang Zhongxia also holds the same view.
"It seems that there is only a strong attack."
Yu Jue nodded, his eyes on Wang Jian.
"Lao Wang, capture Dongshan and give you a first credit!"
More than 10,000 Han troops are stationed, and this battle of attacking the mountains may not be easy.
"Yu Shuai rest assured, the last general can't attack Dongshan, come and see you!"
Wang Jian took the order with great difficulty.
Tough battle, he has to come Wang Jian!